Convention coverage in Chicago, 1968. Sounds from downtown demonstrations and Democratic convention nominations. Reported by Steve Bookshester and Dale Minor, interviews by Julius Lester. Actuality from Pacifica's coverage of the 1968 Democratic National Convention in Chicago. Examines the political struggles on the floor of the Convention. Features Julius Lester's interviews with Black delegates who talk about the confusion and corruption of the process, as well as his reports on the battle on the hill outside the Convention. Includes reports by Elsa Knight Thompson about the demonstrations, and Alan Ginsberg's address to demonstrators and the Chicago police. BROADCAST: KPFK, 28 Aug. 1968. (60 min.) BB4550 Pacifica Radio Archives.

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